GORDON Ramsay is still screaming in the kitchen. Eighteen new aspiring chefs compete for the grand prize of a head chef position at BLT Steak in NY on the new season of “Hell’s Kitchen.” Chef Ramsay asks the contestants to prepare their signature dish and splits the chefs into two teams: men versus women. The winning team gets a taste of the sweet life when they wine and dine with Season 8 winner Nona Sivley at LA Market, while the losing team is left behind to scrub down the kitchen in preparation for their first dinner service.

* HELL’S KITCHEN

Monday, 8 p.m., Fox

Meth house sting

A CAR dealership is the backdrop for a Division 15 sting. However, when one of the captured criminals tries to bargain for a lighter sentence by offering insider information to Dov (Gregory Smith) and Chris (Travis Milne), it puts them in peril in a booby-trapped meth house. Meanwhile, Jo (Camille Sullivan) convinces Luke (Eric Johnson) to help her on a high-stakes surveillance job. Also starring Lyriq Bent (left).

* ROOKIE BLUE Thurs., 10 p.m., ABC

Parole ‘Pains’

ON a trip to Florida to attend their father’s parole hearing, Hank (Mark Feuerstein, far right with Henry Winkler) and Evan (Paulo Costanzo) find him in the company of an ex-con seeking spiritual salvation. Evan, concerned with Eddie’s (Winkler) legal status, meets with his parole sponsor, who isn’t quite the stranger he appears to be. Back in the Hamptons, Divya (Reshma Shetty) holds down the HankMed fort and must handle a premature labor and a violent car accident. Ed Asner and Campbell Scott are the guests.

* ROYAL PAINS Wednesday, 9 p.m., USA

A witness disappears

ELLEN Parsons (Rose Byrne, near left, with Glenn Close) thinks she has secured the testimony of her high school friend Chris Sanchez (Chris Messina) and convinces her bosses to bring a case against High Star security, even though Patty Hewes (Close) has advised her against it. When an Afghan sniper takes a pot shot at Sanchez while he’s on the street, the former military killer gets cold feet and leaves a cryptic note for Parsons inside his apartment. Meanwhile, Patty’s in court-ordered therapy after she inadvertently slams a door in her doorman’s face. The ungrateful wretch, who sustained a broken nose, pressed charges against her.

* DAMAGES Wednesday, 10 p.m., DirecTV

Reege visits Cake Boss

LET’S start the official countdown to Regis Philbin’s departure from morning television — it’s two months away. It’s romcom week on his show, with actress Mila Kunis (“Black Swan”) and Justin Timberlake stoping by to promote “Friends With Benefits” and Marisa Tomei sitting down to talk about “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Reege gets out of the studio on Thursday to visit “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro at his New Jersey bakery. They are apparently going to come up with some confection. The last two actors to grace the stage will be Adrian Grenier and Jeremy Piven of “Entourage.” Philbin’s co-host is the perpetually cheerful Kelly Ripa.

* LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY! Weekdays, 9 a.m., ABC

Shades of gray

ALISON’S mother returns to Rosewood on the eve of the annual charity fashion show. Aria (Lucy Hale) takes advantage of the opportunity to try and help jog Jason’s memory of the night Ali disappeared, as Hanna (Ashley Benson) starts to get her hopes up that her father’s attendance may mean more than he’s letting on. Spencer (Troian Bellisario) also learns that Mona has stepped in and taken charge of running the event. Co-starring Shay Mitchell, Roark Critchlow and Laura Leighton.